MHG17713 - Farmstead - Leans of Shebster
Summary
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Type and Period (4)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A single unroofed building is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet x), but it is not shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10,000 map (1987).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 12 September 1995.
The building is clearly visible at NGR 300010 964091 in LiDAR data gathered by AOC Archaeology in 2011 as part of the mitigation for the visual impact on the archaeological landscape associated with the proposed Baillie Hill windfarm, Caithness. It had three rooms and an abutting square enclosure to the north. A small area of rig and furrow is visible immediatley to the east, with a second area c.118m to the southqwest. A dyke encloses the area. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9995 6408 (443m by 149m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96SE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/86949 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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